Record-Setting ‘World’s Largest Golf Outing’ Less Than Two Weeks Away

By: Andy DeKeuster

(RESTON, VA) – In less than two
weeks, tens of thousands of golfers from Hawaii to New England will tee it up
on Monday, August 1 in the sixth annual World’s Largest Golf Outing benefiting Fisher
House Foundation.

Spots
are filling fast, but tee times still remain at several courses nationwide for
golfers to participate in the highly emotional and entertaining event. A USGA handicap is not required; all golfers can
sign up as a single, twosome or foursome.

“In
two weeks, golfers will join in solidarity to raise money and awareness for our
brave servicemen and women,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of Billy Casper
Golf, which founded the event. “It’s our
turn to serve them and having fun with friends and family on the links is an
ideal way to give back and say ‘thank you.’”

Part
proceeds and all donations from players and non-players benefit Fisher House
Foundation and its mission to provide free “comfort homes” for military
families to be near loved ones receiving medical care at major military and VA
medical centers. Teams are encouraged to
raise additional funds; donations are made at www.worldslargestgolfouting.com/donate.

All
registered golfers are entered into a grand-prize drawing to win a trip for
four to the Nike Campus in Beaverton, OR, for custom club fitting and other
merchandise. The highest national
fundraising team will win a trip for four to Destination Kohler, host of the
2020 Ryder Cup, to play the Irish Course at Whistling Straits and either the
River Course or Meadow Valleys Course at Blackwolf Run. Additional prizes can be earned by teams with
the highest contribution levels and best scores of the day at each course.

“With
more than 40,000 participants and $3 million raised since 2011, the World’s
Largest Golf Outing has evolved into a national movement supporting our heroes,”
says Jonathan Schoenfeld, Executive Director of the World’s Largest Golf
Outing. “Here’s to eclipsing the high
bar set in last year’s record-breaking event that raised more than $1 million in
a single day.”

About Fisher House

Fisher House
Foundation is known for its network of comfort homes where military and
Veterans’ families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving
treatment. These homes are located at
major military and VA medical centers nationwide, and in Europe, close to the
medical center or hospital it serves. Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with
private bedrooms and baths; families share a common kitchen, laundry
facilities, a warm dining room and an inviting living room.

Fisher House
Foundation operates the Hero Miles program that uses donated frequent flyer
miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members, as
well as the Hotels for Heroes program that uses donated hotel points to allow
family members to stay at hotels near medical centers without charge. The Foundation also manages a grant program
that supports other military charities and scholarship funds for military
children, spouses and children of fallen and disabled veterans.